Like any other job, if you've lost your job at the agency, or if you don't get clients as an indy, you are out of work. Nobody would say to another type of employee ''you're free to walk away from your job''. It's not really easy to get a job in 2026, and the economy is pretty poor. This is why some people stay at a job they don't enjoy, or accept less than favorable conditions.
I don't think the question should be ''is an agency or MP owner the same as a pimp that takes all your earnings'' because we know that's not the case. But even in this industry an employer should do their best to ensure that clients are good matches for their employees, to screen clients, to allow a bit of freedom in terms of personal boundaries, and comfortable conditions precisely because of how intimate the work is and the high level of emotional labor. That being said, as an employee or as somebody who is self-employed, no matter what you will have to adapt to the market and to the economy.
I just think that if there was more education and better laws, and I feel like I'm repeating myself, we wouldn't have as many ''bad experiences'', and we would have more choices.
I don't think the question should be ''is an agency or MP owner the same as a pimp that takes all your earnings'' because we know that's not the case. But even in this industry an employer should do their best to ensure that clients are good matches for their employees, to screen clients, to allow a bit of freedom in terms of personal boundaries, and comfortable conditions precisely because of how intimate the work is and the high level of emotional labor. That being said, as an employee or as somebody who is self-employed, no matter what you will have to adapt to the market and to the economy.
I just think that if there was more education and better laws, and I feel like I'm repeating myself, we wouldn't have as many ''bad experiences'', and we would have more choices.





